Cold weather benefits bonus £25- when?

[Coldaf]

Hi does anyone know how this worlds? Are we due it soon? Is £25 for every week of cold weather? Thanks

I believe that the temperature has to be, or be forecast to be, below zero for seven days in a row:

https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment

But dont shout about it, or Rachel will cut it!

From the gov website

You’ll get a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded as, or forecast to be, zero degrees celsius or below over 7 consecutive days.
You’ll get £25 for each 7 day period of very cold weather between 1 November 2024 and 31 March 2025.

i have read that but I don’t understand. Starting from when? Which area?

so for example how many ‘days in a row’ are we in now?

I can Google it myself, but that’s not what I’m asking.

It’s just seven consecutive days below zero. It’ll depend on your area as to whether you. The link includes a postcode checker, so I’d start there!

Thank you I checked it but for some reason won’t load grrrr
thanks guys I just want to know whether I can put the heating on. :(
hopefully we get it !

It says on the link that it's within 14 working days of the cold periods.

But it doesn’t say anything like a checker as in ‘you are day 3 of cold spell’ etc
woukd be nice to be able to figure it out but they’ve made it quite hard to

https://coldweatherpayments.dwp.gov.uk/search.php#

Put your postcode in here and check.
I received my payment on Friday for this week's cold weather.

Ahh this may be helpful to some! £25 if you’re on benefits in these postcodes

www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/cost-of-living/dwp-cold-weather-payments-triggers-30749332

Brilliant x

AFAIK they go by the Met Office readings, so you have to bookmark the met office in your town and record the temp every day.

Cancel that - I just saw Punkpoprocknot's post!

Thanks! I will do this.